Boot or shoe.



H. W. STEDLER.

BOOT L SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.21,1913.

1,1 30,854. Patented Mar. i9, 1915.

- a subject of the King .of Prussia and Ger-- HENRY W. STEDLER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS BOOT OR SHOE.

v '..speeificatiqn'of Letters' Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Application mea August 21, 1913. serial' No. 785,899.

To all 'whom 'itmay concern :v

-Ie it known that I, HENRY W. STEDLER,

man Emperor, anda resident of Boston, in the countyof Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new andV usefulzflmprovements 1n Boots* or Shoes; of

Which-'thefollowing i's'a specification.

-Qn account of certain conditions now existing, thev supply of leather suitable for ouse'linjmakingfthe soles ofboots and` shoes seems to'be" decreasing with a consequent increase in cost tothe-consumer. *Hence,`in

the manufacture offbootsf and shoes, there is y ana. increased "cost of' productionand the raising; of prices tothe 'ultimate purchaser;

The exposed part ofthe sole, which may include the forepart and the 'shank',shouldn bemade ofhigh .grade Sole leather, but the quality of the leather forming that part of the sole which is covered and protected from 'ti on;of"the'so le, which is exposed, o utof sole leather, of a high, grade or quality,"and that wea-r, for instance the part whichI is covered bythe-heel, need not be of the highest, 'for reasons whichareapparentto any one.`

According to. my invention, I cut that porpart of the' sole, which isA covered, out of a cheapy and low `quality of leatherl' These twov pieces of leather have abutting edges or surfaces which-'are preferably perpendicular tothe plane of the sole, andthey are secured together by stitches which are preferably concealed in channels cut for the purpose adjacent said: edges. I'n this way, thel two portions ot the sole are positively connected at a point Where the joint is. covered by a protecting layer, as for instance a sole tap or a heel.

On the drawing.-Fig11re 1 represents a shoc embodyimgl the invention. Fig. Qshows the exposed portion of the sole which is made of high, :grade sole leather. Fig. 3 shows the joint or connection between the two portions. of the sole. Fig. 4 is a section ,onthe line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

The shoe may be, so far as its general construction rs. concerned, either aA Goodyear welt or a McKay shoe. The sole consists of the two portions or parts, which in this embodimeut ot the invention constitute respec-A tively the forepart and shank, as at 5, and the heel part, as at 6. The part 5 is made of sole lcatherof a Igood quality, whereas the part 6 is made of'some cheaper portion of the hide which could not ordinarily be used.

be about-the same in thickness. The two-parts have abutting or confronting edges which'A Vmeet on a line located betweenthe breast andthe rear of the edge ofthe heel; 7, las

Preferably the two parts of the sole should shown in Fig. l, so that, when-' the heelvisj nailed in place, the joint is 'completely covered and concealed. Adjacent the-,transf verse edges of the parts 5 and 6, said partsv are channeled by a suitable instrument receive the stiches which unite thegparts.-

By asuitable sewing machine, the -abutting edges are sewed together bya line of stitchesY 8 locatedin the bottoms of theehannels, as. shownin Figs. 3 and 4. The stitches may`A f be of the locker chain variety, and they lie4 ina plane parallel to andintermediate the surfaces of the sole. Preferably the stitchesy aredraw vtaut so as to hold the abutting edges closely together, and, when the shoe'is subjected to the Waxing and'linishing operi l ati ons, the` line of separationcf` the edge -is substantially completely concealed. The flaps of the channel may becemented in place after the stitching operationy and before the. heel. is securedin place. Preferably thev channels are cut 11n-the flesh side or-,upper face of the parts of the sole, and they are covered by the incr sole 9.

Bythe construction herein described, the shank of the shoe, which generally should befiexible.- isv intact and its flexibility unimpaired, it being formed of leather of high grade, as is the entire exposed portion of the sole in the shoe shown. If the shoe is tobe provided with a tap covering theforepart, the toe end of the forepart may be formed of leather of a poor'or cheap grade` and united to the remainder of-the forepart by a line of stitches or other fastenings locatedin channels, suc'h joint being covered and concealed by the tap when the sh'oe is completed. I would not consider` it a departure from my invention if fastenings, other than the form shown, were needn-say for instance staples or the like.

'From the foregoing description it will be seen that. notwithstanding the increased cost of high grade sole leather. I am able to produce a sole, the cost of' which is rela tively low`- since a material part thereof is made of cheap material, and yet which vpos sesses manufacturing properties, wearing qualities and attractive appearance equal to a one-niece sole lothigh grade. The solo, notwithstanding that it is made in two fas' ' stitches located entirely between the faces' pieces, is continuous froxntoe heel, and

affords a complete layer of proper thickness.

By cutting the edges square, or perpendcw lar'to the face of the sole, I save more stock than if the edges were overlapping.

A What I claim is a new article of manufacture, a

shoe sole consisting of a plurality of por` tions having abutting edges, and stitches located entirely between the faces of the sole and connecting said abutting edges 'together.

v2. As anew articleA of manufacture, a shoe Sole consisting ofa plurality of portions having abutting edges, said portions having channels parallel to and adjacent said edges, and a line of stitches located in said channels and connecting said abutting edges.

'3. As a new article of manufacture, an outer Sole for boots and shoes, the same comprising complemental portions having abutting edges, all the of the. solel for securingsaid abutting edges together, and means exterior to said sole for covering Said abutting edges.

-5.` A boot orshoe having a -sole consisting tively,

pletelv olla plurality of parts formed of relatively Y high grade and low grade leather respecsaid vparts having transverse perpendicular abutting edges with adjacent channels, fastenings located in Said channels between the surfaces of the Sole for Securing said edges together, and means exterior to said sole'and secured thereto and overlap` ping-said abutting edges and channels.

6. A boot or shoe having a Sole consisting of a plurality of parts formed of relatively high grade and low grade leather respecq tively, said -parts having transverse abut-vv ting edges with parallel adjacent channels, f

fastcnings located in said channels between the surfaces of the sole for securing said edges together, and means exterior to said sole and `secured thereto, said means oomcealing the butting edges and channels.

covering the sole part made of the inferior leather and overlapping andlcon-` '7. A boot or shoehavinga sole consisting of a plurality of parts formed of rela-"- tivel'v high grade and low grade leather re-..

spectivel said parts having transverse abutting edges withparallel adJacent channels, fastenings located in said channels be, f tween the surfaces of the sole for securing. said edges together, and a heel secured to said solo and completely covering the face of the solo part; vformed of inferior leather and overlapping the part formed of higher grade leather so as to conceal the channels and'abutting edges of said parts,

' In testimony whereof I have affixed mysignature, in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. STEDLER.

` Witnesses:

MARGUS4 B. MAY, I. W. Pnzzm'rr. 

